The following excerpt is from Dodson v. Runyon, 86 F.3d 37 (2nd Cir. 1996):
3 Woodson v. Surgitek, Inc., 57 F.3d 1406, 1417-18 (5th Cir.1995), is not the contrary. There, although the delay was attributable to counsel, the attorney's obstruction was for the apparent benefit of the client, making dismissal quite appropriate.
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